CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C9

Pros: always used corsair ram, enjoy it and its affordable in performance and price.

Cons: none

Pros: I have had this ram for over 2 years now, and it still runs like a champ!!

Cons: None!

Pros: ?

Cons: ?

Other Thoughts: RMA'ed. Can't really rate a product because of an RMA. Every product line will have a bad unit or two.

Pros: This is the 2nd kit of this RAM I just installed, working just fine.

Cons: None.

Pros: It does what its told, after you tell it what to do.

Cons: Out of the box it doesn't run at the said 9-9-9 timing, you need to go into your bios and set it up, then you're good to go.

Other Thoughts: Honestly, its ram. Don't worry about the negative reviews, people are far more likely to report a bad time than a good one.

Pros: One of my four sticks still works?

Cons: After using these for about two years, only one of the four sticks I have returns no errors when the memory is tested. One had a slight error. One had an abundance of errors, and one didn't even pass POST.

Other Thoughts: I am not skilled enough to know if my motherboard could be the culprit here, and it may not be fair, but my rating reflects the experience I had with the product.

Pros: This is the third set I have purchased. I am adding them to my custom build. They work perfectly as described.

Cons: None in over a year.

Pros: Consistenly unreliable?

Cons: 3 sets of failed RAM over 3 years, with 2 different MOBO's. Some failed out of the box, others failed after 2 years. Each time, a bunch of troubleshooting to find the problem.

I got fooled (forgot what I had bought), and purchased this Low-Quality RAM more than once because of price.

...You get what you pay for.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Customer,

We're sorry to hear about your experience with our memory kit. Please contact our Customer Service at 888-222-4346 and we will discuss how we can improve your experience with us.

Thank you,
Corsair Customer Support

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Pros: Great price, worked perfectly out of the box. Zero problems for the first year.

Cons: One of the chips started going bad a bit over a year after purchase; memtest errors, stopped recognizing a hard drive or two randomly, and half a gig of ram stopped being recognized altogether (I was only using two of these chips). The other chip is still running perfectly fine. I just ordered a new set of these since it's cheap and it solved the problems. These things happen, and it's easily affordable enough to quickly resolve. This is pretty uncommon for me anyhow; I've used Corsair ram for ages and they tend to be reliable.

Pros: Great memory. Been running at reccomended latency at PC1664 speed with 1.65 volts

Cons: none